Relying on the opponent's consecutive mistakes, Manchester United once took a 2-0 lead. But unexpectedly, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse, all of which stemmed from Gerrard's substitution, substitute Coutinho scored two goals in a row in 5 minutes to help Villa miraculously equalize and let United lose the 3 points in hand.
In the 22nd round of the Premier League, Manchester United away to Villa. Due to the injury of C Rohrashford, the youngster Elanga entered the starting lineup, along with Cavani, Fred, Greenwood, B Fee, Nemanja Matic, Telles, Varane, Lindelof, Dalot and De Gea.
In just 6 minutes of the opening, United broke the deadlock. A free-kick opportunity on the left side of the field, Telles flicked it, and B Fei took the ball inside and shot from a distance. His shot was not strong, but the opposing goalkeeper appeared super butter when he received the ball, directly leaked the ball over, and "assisted" B.
In the 27th minute, United won another free kick on the right side, B Fei's heavy bombardment was blocked by the goalkeeper, and Greenwood fired again on the periphery, and the ball slid through the goal.
In the 32nd minute, the United midfielder broke the ball and quickly counter-attacked, B Fei split the ball on the left, Greenwood shot from a small angle, and was again saved by the goalkeeper. Villa then drove a corner kick from the right and Sansson's close-range header was saved by the reacting De Gea.
In the 42nd minute, Villa's cross from the right was met by Digne from a tight angle, and it was De Gea who blocked the opponent's shot with his legs.
In the 49th minute, Watkins burst into the box on the left and fired a close-range shot, and De Gea reacted quickly again, falling to the ground and swooping in to keep the ball out of the door.
In the 59th minute, the opponent made a mistake at the back, and Elanga cut inside after stealing in front of the field, followed by a long-range shot, and the ball slid out of the goal again. United missed a great opportunity to extend the scoreline.
In the 66th minute, Sansson's low-level mistake at the back was directly snatched by Fred, who launched a counterattack with the ball, and the B fee was passed, and the latter met the ball and scored. 2-0, Manchester United finally extended the scoreline.
After conceding the second goal, Villa manager Gerrard immediately replaced Sansson with Coutinho, who angrily kicked the billboard after the game and looked very unhappy with his performance.
In the 76th minute, Coutinho dribbled through several people in the middle of the road to launch an attack, Villa's three people in the front of the field exquisitely coordinated to penetrate the Manchester United midfield defense, and finally the young ramsey completed the fatal blow. 1-2, Villa recovered a point.
In the 81st minute, Villa launched an attack on the left, Ramsey crossed from the left, and Coutinho, who was undefended at the back post, easily pushed the goal, 2-2, Villa miraculously equalized. Gerrard's substitution was a godsend, with substitute Coutinho being very active after coming on the pitch, consecutively penetrating United's right wing.
After conceding two goals in a row, Lonnick finally replaced Jesse Lingard and Van der Beek, replaced B Fee and Greenwood on the right side, trying to strengthen the defense, but unfortunately it was too late. Whether it is the timing or the targeting of the substitution, Lonnick can be said to have lost to Gerrard, especially before conceding the goal, he failed to replace Greenwood with Sancho, but replaced Erlanga on the left, which became a major failure for him.
In the end, Manchester United drew 2-2 away to Villa, but was finally equalized after leading by 2 goals at one point, which was really understandable, and such a performance also put Manchester United acting manager Ronnick on the cusp of the storm.